Judge Matt Reynolds Presents Natural Resources Lecture

Judge Matt Reynolds of the Seventh Judicial District kicked off the 2011-2012 Natural Resources Speaker Series at the University of New Mexico School of Law on August 31 with a lecture titled, "On How We Can Prepare for the Great Drought of the 21st Century."

The year 2011 has been historic for its record-breaking drought and as the centennial of New Mexico's Constitution. Reynolds, the designated water judge for the Seventh District, will consider answers to the following questions: Is our legal structure prepared for a drought of longer duration? Is now the time for a comprehensive revision of the New Mexico Water Code, using the Appropriative Rights Model Water Code as a touchstone and the New Mexico Constitution as a foundation?